stint as a teaching pro at the Woodward BMX camp in Woodward, Pennsylvania. Height & weight at height of career (1985): Ht:5'11" Wt:~175 lbs. *In the NBL "A"/"Elite" pro; in the ABA "AA" pro. Career factory and major bike shop sponsors Note: This listing only denotes the racer's primary sponsors. At any given time a racer could have numerous ever-changing co-sponsors. Primary sponsorships can be verified by BMX press coverage and sponsor's advertisements at the time in question. When possible exact dates are given. Amateur Bingham Schwinn Cyclery: 1979-Early February 1980 (as primary sponsor). Pro Neck: February 11, 1980 – February 17, 1980. He raced one weekend for them as promised at the NBA Winternationals in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 17 then accepted Schwinn's offer of sponsorship. Schwinn Bicycle Company: February 18, 1980-November 1986. Mike would turn Pro with this sponsor. Professional Schwinn Bicycle Company: February 18, 1980-December 1986. Schwinn drops its racing team due to 80% of their 20" bicycle sales were freestyle bicycles and not racing machines After Schwinn dropped its racing team after the 1986 season he accepted a sales position at Schwinn Sales West in Southern California. As for racing, he was essentially in semi retirement, racing mostly on the east coast near Woodward BMX Racing and Freestyle Center in Woodward, Pennsylvania where he was a teaching professional teaching young aspiring BMX racers at the camp. Bingham's Schwinn Cyclery: January 1987-December 1987. His primary sponsor while he was a teaching pro after the Schwinn factory racing team was dropped. Bingham's was the same sponsor he started his career with. Career bicycle motocross titles Note: Listed are District, State/Provincial, Regional, National, and International titles in italics. "Defunct" refers to the fact of that sanctioning body in question no longer existing at the start of the racer's career or at that stage of his/her career. Depending on point totals of individual racers, winners of Grand Nationals do not necessarily win National titles. Amateur National Bicycle Association (NBA) None National Bicycle League (NBL) 1980 Jag 15 Expert World Champion (NBL sanctioned) American Bicycle Association (ABA) 1979, 1980 Utah District No.1 1980 15 Expert Grandnational Champion United States Bicycle Motocross Association (USBA) None International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF) None Professional National Bicycle Association (NBA) None National Bicycle League (NBL) None American Bicycle Association (ABA) None United States Bicycle Motocross Association (USBA) None International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF) 1984 Celebrity